Author (Person) | Rettman, Andrew |
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Series Title | EUObserver |
Series Details | 02.07.14 |
Publication Date | 02/07/2014 |
Content Type | News |
On the 1 July 2014, Russian president Vladimir Putin accused the United States of using bank fines to 'blackmail' France on arms sales, amid Western division on Ukraine. EUObserver reported on the 7 July 2014 that several EU states were actually imposing an arms ban on Russia. The Ambassador of Ukraine to the EU Kostiantyn Yelisieiev stated that the French contract to sell two Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia violated the basic rules of the European Union. French President François Hollande said on the 21 July 2014 that a decision on whether to deliver a second Mistral helicopter carrier to Russia would depend on Moscow's attitude over the Ukraine crisis. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://euobserver.com/foreign/124843 |
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Countries / Regions | Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom |